The Santa Cruz River of New Mexico is a tributary of the Rio Grande at Española, New Mexico. The Santa Cruz River valley is the site of El Santuario de Chimayo, a mission chapel built by early Spanish colonists of the Santa Fe area.[1][2]
| Santa Cruz River | |
|---|---|
 The Rio Medio (foreground) and Rio Frijoles (background) flow together here to make the Santa Cruz River, which crosses to the right under New Mexico route 503 above Santa Cruz Lake. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Counties | Rio Arriba, Santa Fe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cundiyo, New Mexico |
| • coordinates | 35°57′54″N 105°54′17″W / 35.9650253°N 105.9047426°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Espanola, New Mexico |
• coordinates | 35°59′18″N 106°04′28″W / 35.9883567°N 106.0744679°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Rio Grande |
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Richard R. (1989). A Preliminary Inventory of Spanish Colonial Resources Associated with National Park Service Units and National Historic Landmarks, 1987. United States Committee, International Council on Monuments and Sites, for the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 161. ISBN 9780911697032. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Cruz River